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The 624 Megawatt project is located on the Chenab river in Kishtwar district. New Delhi: Austria-based technology company ANDRITZ today announced it has bagged a contract worth over Euro 50 million from Chenab Valley Power Projects for supplying the complete electro-mechanical equipment for the run-of-the-river Kiru hydropower plant in Jammu & kashmir. The 624 Megawatt […]

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Union Government proposes electricity purchase from hydro-power mandatory for states

April 17, 2020 Anand Gupta

Fifth April 2020 saw a huge success for the power sector of India as the country went into a shutdown for 9-mins and POSOCO managed to maintain the stability of the grid and recovered from the sudden changes into the grid. Recently the country enthusiastically participated in the 9 min shut down at 9 […]

India

Power demand growing despite last month’s slump

November 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

Despite the ongoing economic slowdown, the power ministry claims that India’s electricity demand has been growing though it fell last month. It said rising renewable and hydropower generation led to lower use of thermal plants. CEA data showed tha… New Delhi: India’s electricity demand has been growing although it fell last month because of excessive […]

Energy Storage

Which energy storage technology is going to power Australia’s future?

June 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

Recent events in Australia indicate a growing appetite for renewable energy and energy storage in the energy sector. Pumped hydro, thermal energy storage, hydrogen—which form of storage will reign supreme Down Under? New regulations and a growing share of renewables are changing the way the electricity market operates in Australia, opening up a playground for […]

Americas

Monthly U.S. renewable power output surpasses coal for first time -EIA

June 27, 2019 Anand Gupta

The share of renewable energy sources in U.S. power production has surpassed that of coal for the first time on a monthly basis, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Renewable sources, including utility-scale hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, accounted for 23% of the country’s total electricity generation in April, versus 20% from […]

Americas

New York nears passage of aggressive law to fight climate change

June 20, 2019 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK : New York state lawmakers could pass as early as Wednesday one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. That would make it the second U.S. state to aim for a carbon-neutral economy, following an executive order signed by former California […]

Energy Storage

Remote Alaskan Microgrid Will Use Battery Storage for Seasonal Salmon Surges

June 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Saft system will cut down on expensive diesel consumption and allow better utilization of local hydropower. Energy storage has been used to serve multifarious grid needs, but salmon-induced demand mitigation may be a new one. The remote town of Cordova, Alaska, located on the coast between Anchorage and Juneau, inaugurated its first utility-scale lithium-ion […]

Energy Storage

Salmon fishing in Alaska gets a battery-powered renewable boost

June 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

Cordova, Alaska, is isolated from the grid, but fortunate to be blessed with hydropower resources – and now a 1MWh battery storage system will help this coastal Arctic community increase its self-reliance in a “harsh and unforgiving climate”. Technology provider Saft announced today that it delivered a turnkey energy storage system (ESS), which is being […]

Middle East & Africa

SEFA approves grant to promote investments into Renewable Energy in Ethiopia

May 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

The SEFA grant will encourage private investments into hydropower projects through Ethiopia’s Renewable Energy Programme. The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank on 17 May 2019 approved a $995,000 grant to support the rollout of a sustainable procurement framework for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in Ethiopia. The SEFA grant […]

Europe & UK

Drop in hydropower weighs on French renewables output in first quarter

May 11, 2019 Anand Gupta

PARIS: A sharp fall in output from French hydropower plants weighed on total renewable power generation in the first quarter of the year despite record electricity production from solar panels across France, the energy ministry said on Friday. French hydropower generation fell nearly 30% in the first three months of the year compared with the […]